Shoe-last



UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

JOHN WHISTLER, OF CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHOE-LAST.

Speccation of Letters Patent No. 6,381, dated April 24, 1849.

with, the object of the zinc is to strengthen the last and make it more durable.

To enable others skilled-in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction, and operation; I construct my self directing last, with two screws No. 1 at the top or center of foot or last, and

No. 2 -at the top of block, both screws are turned by a key made for that purpose, by turning the key to the left, it will swell the last to any required thickness, No. 3J; inch block counter sunk commencing near at screw No. 2 and running toward screw No. l, (is attached to No. 1 by a piece of brass, and No. l runs in through the brass with the head of the screw countersunk).

IVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The employment of the extra, screw No. l, for expanding the uppers over the ball of the foot in the manner and for the purpose herein described and represented.

JOHN VI-IISTLER.

Witnesses GEO. Z. BENTZ, DANI.. I. SMITH. 

